The Open Studio

Work that came to us through the open call.

Art students and recent graduates from across India sent us their work and asked us to show it. These artists have not been featured in the magazine yet. Some of them will be. Every work here is shown with the artist’s permission.

The catalogue, as a bookThe Open Studio463 original works, each with its story and a short poem. Turn the pages on your phone or computer.Open the book →
AllAcrylicCeramicsCharcoal / pencilCollageDigitalGouacheInk drawingInstallationMixed mediaOilOtherPhotographyPrintmakingSculptureTextileTraditional craftWatercolour
16 works
Inorganic organs by Nandita BasakInorganic organsA face with no eyes still feels every eye on itNandita Basak · Gouache on Nepali handmade paper and Digital prints of self photographAsk for the priceSuvarna mrug phad painting by Mrunmayee Chaitanya AlandkarSuvarna mrug phad paintingThe deer is walking calmly into the oldest trapMrunmayee Chaitanya Alandkar · Gouache — Poster paintsAsk for the priceOverthinking by Nandita BasakOverthinkingAre you not ready yet? A question every mirror seems to askNandita Basak · Gouache pasted on Nepali handmade paper and digital print out on paper and paper boxAsk for the price“Your destination” by Nandita Basak“Your destination”On the metro, every outfit is read before a word is spokenNandita Basak · - Gouache and digital prints of self photograph on paper pasted on acrylic sheetAsk for the priceFeeling relax? by Nandita BasakFeeling relax?A shopping menu that sorts bodies like stock on a shelfNandita Basak · Gouache on Nepali handmade paper, digital print out on paper and paper boxAsk for the priceWardrobe by Nandita BasakWardrobeA wardrobe laid out like evidence, joined by thin white linesNandita Basak · Gouache and Digital prints of self photograph pasted in acrylic sheet and white linerAsk for the priceBetween glances by Nandita BasakBetween glancesA train asks women to mind their dupattas. Everyone else watchesNandita Basak · Gouache and Digital prints of self photograph pasted in acrylic sheet and white lineAsk for the priceTitle- “Chronicles of Absence by Nandita BasakTitle- “Chronicles of AbsenceA face kept hidden while the screen keeps asking who she isNandita Basak · Gouache on Nepali handmade paper and Digital prints of self photographAsk for the priceThe Last pour by Vidushi SinghThe Last pourOne twist of red, caught before it reaches the bottomVidushi Singh · Gouache on paperAsk for the priceFickle as a monkey by Nishkala PolamarasettyFickle as a monkeyA chimpanzee in a red tie bets the houseNishkala Polamarasetty · Gouache — On canson paperAsk for the priceWho playing by Boini MadhusudanWho playingTwo empty chairs face a stage no one has stepped onto yetBoini Madhusudan · GouacheAsk for the priceControlling One’s Mind by Almaa SolkarControlling One’s MindWhere every head has been swapped for a controllerAlmaa Solkar · Gouache — Poster Colour on PaperAsk for the priceDialogues Between Machines and Nature by Almaa SolkarDialogues Between Machines and NatureWhere the fish turn to metal and the gears turn brownAlmaa Solkar · Gouache — Poster Colour on PaperAsk for the priceRays of Hope by Asmita DasRays of HopeYellow light pushes in where the dark refuses to leaveAsmita Das · Gouache on Wasli BoardAsk for the pricep2 by Kalyani Kalakriti Foundationp2Step back and it turns grey. Step close and it singsKalyani Kalakriti Foundation · GouacheAsk for the pricep3 by Kalyani Kalakriti Foundationp3A grey that turns out to be every colour at onceKalyani Kalakriti Foundation · GouacheAsk for the price

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